For many years, mobile phones received cellular service through a physical SIM (subscriber identity module) card that connected your handset to your phone carrier. These physical SIM cards made it ...

This shift will put pressure on mobile operators to improve digital onboarding and reduce reliance on SIM distribution.

Today’s Android phones are significantly more advanced than they were just a few years ago, but one thing hasn’t changed: the need for a SIM card. Every phone needs a physical or eSIM card to make ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Ryan Whitwam Most people rarely think about SIM cards, the tiny plastic ...

Since the dawn of the smartphone age, changing your cellular provider followed the same pattern: You’d get a SIM card from your new carrier, find something small enough to poke the tiny hole on the ...

These two ways of connecting your phone to a cellular network are very different. We tell you about each and how you can switch from one to another. I started my career with CNET all the way back in ...